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A medical helicopter was requested, but the patient was pronounced dead before the aircraft arrived

A new union contract provides critical incident leave, but dispatchers say more support is needed after traumatic calls and long shifts

Bridgewater officials say paramedics used a humeral head IO technique practiced during cadaver training while treating the severely injured patient

Federal mediation is scheduled as Hunter's Ambulance Service union leaders seek limits on mandated shifts

HB 26-1238 covers ambulance and air ambulance services while clarifying that off-duty EMS providers are not required to respond

The Fort Worth Fire Department ambulance was stolen from Station 4 before turning up damaged on Interstate 35 in Austin

Mecklenburg County paramedics can now administer whole blood to patients at the scene or during transport

Ada County Paramedic Kody Hansen was less than a mile from home after work when he was killed in a head-on crash

A new program allows licensed UConn firefighter/paramedics to provide ALS, ending a decades-long restriction at the Storrs campus

Folsom Fire Department will hire 14 EMTs and paramedics in a restructuring expected to cut costs and restore an engine taken out of service last year

Town of Watertown Ambulance used the funding to purchase a new ambulance amid growing financial and staffing pressures on volunteer EMS

Weigh in on which GADCS data elements are most valuable as AIMHI seeks to reduce reporting burdens while preserving data used to inform Medicare reimbursement

The law allows rural EMS agencies to use part-time and on-call employees to help maintain ambulance coverage and improve emergency response times

HazMat 2 Environmental Fire Rescue will transition to an educational foundation a year after its decades-long partnership with Lancaster County ended

The Merced Fire Department now has a firefighter/paramedic on duty around the clock at every station as medical calls continue to rise

Hyde County EMS deployed a flight-trained paramedic aboard an eVTOL aircraft, arriving about 20 minutes ahead of a ground ambulance

Fairview EMS is expected to take over ambulance service in St. Paul Park and Newport after Cottage Grove cited rising healthcare costs and growing demand

Indian Hills Community College’s year-long program combines online coursework with hands-on clinical training to prepare students for EMT certification

Two people were taken to a hospital after a vehicle collided with an ambulance using its lights and sirens in Boulder